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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Dr!p
7-8 135.08
97.65
 
VS
proj
David's Team
71.46 8-7
98.22

Dr!p brush off expectations, defeat David's Team in 135.08-71.46 rout

Dr!p brought their A game and beat their projected point total, cruising to a 135.08-71.46 victory over David's Team, who fell short of projections. David's Team got out to a 9.06-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Dr!p after that. They were led by Chris Carson (25.7 points) and Michael Thomas (18.8). Ryan Tannehill (279 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and DJ Moore (10 Rush Yds, 113 Rec Yds) did everything they could for David's Team in the loss. This marks the first time this season Dr!p have gotten the best of David's Team, after falling 124.86-72.48 in their last matchup. Dr!p will look to keep it going in next week's semifinal round, while David's Team attempt to rebound and lock up 5th Place.

Matchup Timeline

  Dr!p   David's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 17-10 win over the Steelers, the Bills defense scored 18 points to more-than-double their 8.35-point projection. They allowed only 10 points, surrendered 229 yards, and forced 5 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Dr!p this week. The Bills will go up against the Patriots in Week 16.
The Buffalo Bills defense

Top Player Comparison

Dr!p
Points
% of total points 135.08
1
Chris Carson
RB
25.7
14.94
19%
2
Michael Thomas
WR
18.8
13.85
13.9%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
18
8.35
13.3%
4
Dan Bailey
K
16
8.03
11.8%
David's Team
Points
% of total points 71.46
1
Ryan Tannehill
QB
25.16
19.28
35.2%
2
DJ Moore
WR
12.3
10.05
17.2%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
11.1
7.48
15.5%
4
Jason Myers
K
6
9.22
8.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 60-yard pass for David's Team to contribute to a 57.76-48.70 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dr!p   David's Team

Game Notes

Dr!p had seven of their nine starting players score higher than their projected point totals.
David's Team had only three of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Dr!p put up more points than their season scoring average (92.31) while David's Team fell short of theirs (96.51).
Dr!p scored more points than their projected total, while David's Team failed to reach their projection.
The 135.08 points scored by Dr!p are the 4th-most in the league this year.
The matchup's 63.62-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
In blowout games this year, Dr!p moves to (5-5), while David's Team falls to (6-2).
In a losing effort, Ryan Tannehill recorded 25.16 points, the third-best score for a quarterback this week.

Coach Talk

Dr!p
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Fueled by stellar performances by Chris Carson and Adrian Peterson, our crew certainly made that a point of emphasis this past week. We utterly dominated David's Team at the running back position (40.8 points to 7.5). Carson had 137 total yards and two TDs, while Peterson logged 91 yards.
David's Team
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: As a group, the starting RBs for David's Team collectively recorded just three catches on five targets this past week.